Key Performance Indicators for End-of-Life Care.

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Title

Subject

Description

Research on place of care and death in Ireland

Creator

Kieran McKeown

Publisher

Irish Hospice Foundation

Date

May 2012

Format

Microsoft Word

Type

Text

Abstract

The research proposes the introduction of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for end-of-life care - describing them as necessary and particularly timely in the context of the reconfiguration of health services. It identifies two KPIs that seem particularly appropriate for this purpose - proportion of deaths in hospital and proportion of deaths at home – and highlights the need for corresponding KPIs for Specialist Palliative Care services and community services.